History Quiz

When did the Treaty of Paris end the Seven Years War?

• February 10, 1763

• March 22, 1765

• October 1768

• Spring 1772

What was the first direct tax imposed on the American colonists by Britain?

• Townshend duties

• Stamp Act

• Tea Act

• Sugar Act

What event is referred to as the "Boston Massacre" by radicals?

• The end of the Seven Years War

• The passage of the Stamp Act

• The clash between soldiers and a mob in March 1770

• The establishment of Committees of Correspondence

What was the purpose of the Committees of Correspondence established in Spring 1772?

• To impose new taxes on the colonists

• To coordinate American response to British colonial policy

• To enforce the Townshend duties

• To end the Seven Years War

What were the Coercive Acts also called in America?

• The Tolerable Acts

• The Intolerable Acts

• The Acceptable Acts

• The Reasonable Acts

When did the first shots of the Revolutionary War occur?

• March 10, 1774

• April 19, 1775

• June 17, 1775

• February 27, 1776

Who issued a proclamation offering freedom to slaves of rebellious Americans in November 1775?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Lord Dunmore

• Benjamin Franklin

Where did the Battle of Bunker Hill take place?

• Lexington

• Concord

• Breed's Hill

• Moore's Creek Bridge

What was the outcome of the Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge on February 27, 1776?

• The British won

• The loyalists were defeated

• The patriots surrendered

• The battle was a draw

When did the British attempt to take Charleston?

• June 28, 1776

• July 4, 1776

• December 25, 1776

• August 1777